The Object of Rotary is to encourage and foster the ideal of service as a basis of worthy enterprise and, in particular, to encourage and foster:
FIRST
The development of acquaintance as an opportunity for service;
SECOND
High ethical standards in business and professions; the recognition of the worthiness of all useful occupations; and the dignifying of each Rotarian’s occupation as an opportunity to serve society;
THIRD
The application of the ideal of service in each Rotarian’s personal, business, and community life;
FOURTH
The advancement of international understanding, goodwill, and peace through a world fellowship of business and professional persons united in the ideal of service.
In the Rotary Calendar, January was Vocational Service month and February is Peace & Conflict Resolution month. Also, Happy 117 Birthday to Rotary February 23, 2022!!
Winter Weather Reminder
If Westbrook Schools are closed due to weather, there will be no Rotary lunch meeting that day, but we will plan to meet via Zoom on our regular meeting link. Cancellations are usually not announced by the school district until early in the morning, but we will make every effort to send out notice to members as soon as possible. Please monitor weather reports and check available sources that report closures. Note that a delay in school opening may still allow us to hold our meeting, dependent on expected travel conditions.
This week we are happy to celebrate 20 years of meeting at the WRVC Culinary Arts Dining Room - February 2002 to February 2022. We are so very lucky to have this ongoing relationship with Westbrook Regional Vocational Center!!
There will be no meeting next week, February 22, 2022 due to school vacation. See the list of Speakers included with this newsletter for currently scheduled programs and speakers.
If you have ideas for speakers or programs, please contact President Andy or PE Christine. We want to schedule speakers of interest to all members.
At the Westbrook-Gorham Rotary Club board meeting on February 8, the board voted to fill two vacancies on the board as provided for in Club Bylaws. Christine Johnson, current Secretary, has been approved as President Elect. Crystal Brown has been approved as Vice President. Christine will continue in her dual role until the new board is elected for the 2022-2023 Rotary year.
The rest of current board is: Andy Turcotte, President; Kathi Perkins, Immediate Past President; Karen Arnold, Treasurer; Dave Rolfe, Protection Officer; Michael Fandell, Sergeant-at-Arms; Steve Rand, Foundation Chair & Director; Judith Reidman, Vocational Service Chair & Director.
As prescribed in our Bylaws, the Board of the Rotary Club of Westbrook-Gorham has issued a call for nominations for the 2022-2023 Rotary year. This "call" asks for nominations from any member to fill positions on the board. Don't be shy about nominating yourself! The positions include: Vice President, Secretary, Treasurer, Protection Officer, Sergeant-at-Arms, and 2 Directors.
Our club has a very active Youth Services component, led by Kathi Perkins. The Rotary Youth Leadership Awards (RYLA) selection process is in full swing! Applications have been picked up from Gorham HS and interviews will take place this week. Hopefully, there will be applications from Westbrook before they leave on school vacation. Ethan Johnson, Dave Rolfe, and Kathi will handle the interviews and make the selections. This year's RYLA will be held at Camp Hinds in Raymond June 26-29 for those completing the 10th grade.
Two years of work with the Oradea Art Nouveau Rotary Club in Oradea, Romania culminated in the clubs forming an official twinning agreement. Romanian members joined our Zoom meeting for our club's signing, then several of our members Zoomed in to the Romania meeting to observe their president, Sorina Bradea, sign on her club's behalf.
Since we are meeting in a Westbrook public school building, we need to be gracious guests and follow the current rules of the school. Please enter only through the dining room door, not through the main entrance of the school. Mask are required for everyone when not actively eating or drinking. We will plan to place a Rotary sign next to the dining room door each week.
Westbrook Families Feeding Families Valentine's Pantry Push - Share the love by donating $14 on Valentine's Day. Join them in fighting food insecurity in our community by giving at https://tinyurl.com/WSTBFFF or mail a check made out to Westbrook Families Feeding Families to 134 Park St, Westbrook, ME 04092
Give A Heart... Heal A Heart - February is Congenital Heart Defect (CHD)Awareness Month. Donate $50 to add a heart to the Tree of Hope in honor or memory of someone special. Show them that you love them and at the same time you will be showing a child in need that they are also loved and now have hope for a healthy future. As of 2/13, 60 more hearts were needed to meet their goal. Please help by making your donation at https://giftoflifeinternational.kindful.com/?campaign=1179872
CLYNK for Literacy - Ongoing - Don't forget to keep filling those bags to help fund the new children's books we ask our speakers to sign for the Baxter and Walker Libraries. Extra bags are always available at our meetings andChristine is willing to drop bags on your doorstep, if you prefer. You may also purchase a roll of bags and we'll supply the stickers!! Thank you for your ongoing support of this fundraiser! New Info: Anyone with a personal CLYNK account can transfer some or all funds from their account to ours at any time. Please share this information with family, friends and neighbors. It's easy to do. They just log into their CLYNK account, go to the Donations tab and search for Westbrook-Gorham Rotary Club Charities.
We hope to start publishing the Presumpscot Scribbler regularly again. At first, expect it at least twice a month, but possibly more often depending upon available content.
If you have announcements, committee updates, local fundraisers, pictures, or anything else you think might be of interest to our members, please send the information to info@westbrookgorhamrotary.org
The deadline for the next issue is Friday February 25, 2022.
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Janet Dosseva 1/26
Michael Fandell 1/31 - 2 yrs
If Westbrook Schools are closed due to weather, there will be no Rotary lunch meeting that day, but we will plan to meet via Zoom on our regular meeting link. Cancellations are usually not announced by the school district until early in the morning, but we will make every effort to send out notice to members as soon as possible. Please monitor weather reports and check available sources that report closures. Note that a delay in school opening may still allow us to hold our meeting, dependent on expected travel conditions.
This week we are happy to celebrate 20 years of meeting at the WRVC Culinary Arts Dining Room - February 2002 to February 2022. We are so very lucky to have this ongoing relationship with Westbrook Regional Vocational Center!!
There will be no meeting next week, February 22, 2022 due to school vacation. See the list of Speakers included with this newsletter for currently scheduled programs and speakers.
As prescribed in our Bylaws, the Board of the Rotary Club of Westbrook-Gorham has issued a call for nominations for the 2022-2023 Rotary year. This "call" asks for nominations from any member to fill positions on the board. Don't be shy about nominating yourself! The positions include: Vice President, Secretary, Treasurer, Protection Officer, Sergeant-at-Arms, and 2 Directors.
Our club has a very active Youth Services component, led by Kathi Perkins. The Rotary Youth Leadership Awards (RYLA) selection process is in full swing! Applications have been picked up from Gorham HS and interviews will take place this week. Hopefully, there will be applications from Westbrook before they leave on school vacation. Ethan Johnson, Dave Rolfe, and Kathi will handle the interviews and make the selections. This year's RYLA will be held at Camp Hinds in Raymond June 26-29 for those completing the 10th grade.
Two years of work with the Oradea Art Nouveau Rotary Club in Oradea, Romania culminated in the clubs forming an official twinning agreement. Romanian members joined our Zoom meeting for our club's signing, then several of our members Zoomed in to the Romania meeting to observe their president, Sorina Bradea, sign on her club's behalf. 
Westbrook Families Feeding Families Valentine's Pantry Push - Share the love by donating $14 on Valentine's Day. Join them in fighting food insecurity in our community by giving at 
Give A Heart... Heal A Heart - February is Congenital Heart Defect (CHD)Awareness Month. Donate $50 to add a heart to the Tree of Hope in honor or memory of someone special. Show them that you love them and at the same time you will be showing a child in need that they are also loved and now have hope for a healthy future. As of 2/13, 60 more hearts were needed to meet their goal. Please help by making your donation at 
CLYNK for Literacy - Ongoing - Don't forget to keep filling those bags to help fund the new children's books we ask our speakers to sign for the Baxter and Walker Libraries. Extra bags are always available at our meetings and Christine is willing to drop bags on your doorstep, if you prefer. You may also purchase a roll of bags and we'll supply the stickers!! Thank you for your ongoing support of this fundraiser!